Colloque George Orwell – George Orwell Conference

On 19-20 March 2010, the Université Charles de Gaulle – Lille 3 held a conference, the first of its kind in France, on the politics and literature of George Orwell. Entitled ‘George Orwell – a political conscience of the 20th Century’, the event drew together a range of impressive speakers (in English and French) on subjects including Orwell on Palestine, Orwell’s works on film and commemorations of Orwell in Britain today.